LUCKNOW: Stating that the 1993 Mumbai blast convict, Yakub Memon, was sent to gallows after all legal procedures were completed, BSP president Mayawati today said the cases pertaining to capital punishment should not be kept pending for long in the interest of the country and people. "The capital punishment to Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon has been carried out after completing all legal procedures but it is necessary in national and people's interest that...

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister's latest move would be considered unusual even in a country with a monarchial tradition like Britain, whose spies are said to be On Her Majesty's Secret Service (OHMSS). If the British parliament adopted a bill like the one recently moved by the UP government, OHMSS could even stand for On Her Majesty's Statue Service! A special task force (STF) of 1,000 policemen is to be set up to guard the 10 memorials in UP ? 9 in Lucknow, one in Noida ? featuring Mayawati's statues along with...

NASIK: Reiterating her party's stand to create separate Vidarbha state if it comes to power, in Maharashtra assembly polls, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati today said the party would speedily develop the Vidarbha Rajya. Addressing an election meeting at Golf-grounds here for BSP candidates contesting from 14 constituencies in Nasik district, Mayawati said her party would also develop remaining parts of Maharashtra. Urging upper caste...

LUCKNOW: BSP sumpremo Mayawati today made a strong demand for resignation of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivaraj Singh Chouhan till the probe into Vyapam scam was not complete. "After exposure of scams in MP, Chattisgarh and Maharastra the claim of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of 'Na Khayenge, Na Khane Denge' has proved to be hollow," Mayawati told reporters here. She said the death of people related to the scam under mysterious circumstances was a...

LUCKNOW: Accusing the Uttar Pradesh government of downplaying the death of woman allegedly set afire by policemen in Barabanki, BSP supremo Mayawati today demanded the government's dismissal over its "failure" to control law and order in the state. "I again demand imposition of President's rule in Uttar Pradesh... Since the Samajwadi Party came to power, all types of crimes are being committed. It has shaken the confidence of people," Mayawati told reporters...

Mother is a precious commodity" says a shady character after too many drinks in an R K Narayan novel. That the mother can also be a controversial commodity is underlined by the verbal duel between Maneka and Mayawati. It all began when Maneka's son Varun surrendered before the Pilibhit court after being charged with delivering a hate speech. Varun's arrest saw a clash between his supporters and the cops. Varun claimed the CD of his speech had been doctored and got bail on that charge.

NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday dismissed BSP chief Mayawati's charge that the Centre was "targeting" her through CBI in the disproportionate assets case at the behest of arch rival Samajwadi Party. "It is not the style of Congress party to pressurise anyone using the CBI," AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh told reporters adding that the independence of the investigating agency has been known even in the Jain Hawala case. He said cases against Mayawati have not...

AMBALA: Union Minister and MP from Ambala Kumari Selja on Saturday said that the BSP had no place in Haryana as the people had realised the reality of its supremo Mayawati. Addressing a meeting of Congress workers, she said that recently, the way in which Mayawati had celebrated her birthday was a disgrace political drama. She alleged that in fact the BSP was not the well wisher of dalits and it always used the backward class people for its political interest.

PATNA: Claiming political persecution by the Centre, BSP president and UP chief minister Mayawati on Wednesday alleged the Congress was conspiring to send her to jail by getting her implicated in a false case and was also ignoring her security concerns. "If anything happens to my life, my party workers should lawfully avenge my killing. And if they pack me off to jail, it will only work to our political advantage and will help augment our political support base," Mayawati told a...

There is this game where one child shouts "Statue!" and the other kids stay absolutely still. This game is sometimes played even by young-at-heart elders. Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) president Mayawati is now one-up on others who play the game. On Friday, June 3, she became the first politician in the history of India and perhaps the world to unveil her own statue which is perched on top of a 100-feet high pyramid-like structure in Lucknow along with the statues of the late Babasaheb Ambedkar...

LUCKNOW: BSP chief Mayawati today said the Digital India programme is ineffective until Prime Minister Narendra Modi fulfills his pre-poll promise of supplying electricity to every home. "The Digital India initiative of Prime Minister Modi appears ineffective at first glance. People were not able to watch it (the launch ceremony) in absence of electricity," Maywati said in a statement. "The Narendra Modi government should first use its energy and resources to...

LUCKNOW: BSP supremo Mayawati today said that the roots of the party movement were deep in Maharashtra and exhorted workers to convert it into electoral success and emerge as balance of power in the state. "BSP has very deep roots in Maharashtra and with a little more hardwork and missionary zeal, it can be converted into electoral success," Mayawati was quoted as telling party workers from Maharashtra in a release. Recalling the contribution of social reformists like Jyotiba...

LUCKNOW: BSP supremo Mayawati today said the NDA government's assertion that no ministers will resign from the cabinet has exposed the Centre's arrogant character. "The arrogant attitude of Narendra Modi government that it was not UPA is not only sad but also unfortunate," Mayawati said in a statement issued here. The government had yesterday rejected Congress demand for resignation of Union ministers Sushma Swaraj and Smriti Irani over 'Lalitgate' and 'fake...

LUCKNOW: BSP president Mayawati today had a dig at Uttar Pradesh government for announcing compensation to victims of recent cases of crime and communal flare ups and alleged that the ruling dispensation is "giving patronage" to people indulging in such incidents instead of taking action. "In different cases of serious crimes and communal riots, the SP government announces compensation indicating as if it is doing some work of great bravery and...

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government today decided to demolish three temporary structures built during construction of a flyover near BSP supremo Mayawati's residence to ensure smooth flow of traffic. BSP had earlier objected to the structures near Mayawati's 13, Mall Avenue residence, claiming that these posed a "security threat" to its chief. The decision was today taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav . "For...

LUCKNOW: Within hours of assuming chief ministership of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati on Friday night effected transfer of a top level bureaucratic reshuffle shifting 10 senior IAS officers and appointed PL Puniya as her principal secretary. Puniya who was principal secretary in sports and tourism ministry has been made principal secretary, information and protocol, according to an official release here. Director social welfare Sri Krishna and secretary irrigation Ashok Kumar have been made...

LUCKNOW: BSP supremo Mayawati today criticised the power tariff hike in Uttar Pradesh and said it highlights the Samajwadi Party government's "insensitiveness" towards common people. "It was due to failure of the SP government that consumers would be forced to pay heavy price for consuming electricity," she said and demanded immediate rollback of the hike. Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission ( UPSERC ) had increased power tariff for all categories of...

LUCKNOW: BSP chief Mayawati today accused the central government of "communalising" Yoga Day celebrations and said the ruling BJP had once again proved that it was not ready to shun its "narrow mindedness". "Efforts to make the 'yog diwas' programme an official function and communalising it proves once again what people have alleged that central government and BJP were not ready to shun its narrow mindset," Mayawati said in a party release. The BSP...